Pike and hook attachment for paddles



i June 7, 1960 .1. w. JoHNsoN PIKE AND HOOK ATTACHMENT FOR PADDLES FiledMarch 24, 1958 INVENTOR. J/m z/ n/O/mson ri in .United States Patent Fce2,939,418 PIKE HooK A'iTAcm/IENT Fon PADDLES John W. Johnson, St.Maries,` Idaho Filed Mar. 24, 195s, ser. No. 72mml 1 s claims. (ci.114-230) The present invention relates to a pike and hook attachment forpaddles.

Those who operate launches, runabouts, and other small watercraft havefound that a paddle is an essential piece of boating equipment. Manyhave also found a pike pole to be of considerable use for fending oioating objects, pulling the craft into docks, etc. There is, however,very little, if any, storage space in small boats, and those who keeppike poles in addition to their paddles frequently find difficulty instoring them where they do not interfere with proper use of the boat.Because of the storage problem, many boat operators do not keep pikepoles at all, but attempt to use their paddles as substitutes. Paddles,having smooth rounded edges, areill suited for such purposes. Damageand/or injury often result from their use.

It is the purpose of my invention to provide a simple pike and hookattachment for a paddle which will convert the paddle into a useful andeicient pike pole and which will not hinder, defeat, or diminish the useof the paddle as such. f

My invention does away with the necessity of keeping a cumbersome pikepole in the boat in addition to the necessary paddle, and also preventsthe frequent damage and/ or injury that result from attempts to usepaddles as pike poles. My invention is also simple and economical, bothto construct and to install on a paddle.

The exact nature and advantages of my invention will appear more clearlyfrom the following description and the accompanying drawings, whereinpreferred forms of -the invention are shown. It should be understood,however, that the drawings and description are illustrative only and arenot intended to limit the invention except insofar as it is limited bythe appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating a paddle equipped with my inventionbeing -used to pull a boat into a dock;

Figure 2 is a view showing a paddle equipped with my invention used tofend off a floating object;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of a paddle havingmy improved pike and hook attachment mounted thereon;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 s a fragmentary elevational view similar to Figure 3, butshowing a modified form of the invention;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational view similar to Figure 3, butshowing another modified form of the invention; and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 6.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, I have shown in Figures 1 and 2a paddle 10 of standard design upon which my invention is mounted. Thepaddle 10 comprises a sha-ft or handle 11 having a blade 12 at one endthereof. My unique pike and hook attachment, generally indicated at 13,is mounted at the free end of the bl-ade 12. The attachment 13 provideson the paddle 10 out- 2,939,418 Patented June 7, V1960 wardly projectingpike point means 14 and a transversely extending hook 15, thus adaptingthe paddle 10 for use as an effective pike pole. y

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the attachment 13 com- 5 prises a plate 16,which carries the point `1liand hook 15,

that is aiiixed to the end of the paddle blade 12 by brackets 17 and 18.The plate 16 is shaped as a segment of a circle and has a straight chordedge 19 and a curved arc edge 20. The chord edge 19 is butted againstthe end ofthe blade 12, the tip of the blade 12 being sawed off along astraight line as shown at 21 to receive the plate 16.y The plate 16 `iswider than the paddle blade 12, as clearly shown in the drawings, and ispositioned so that it extends outwardly at one side thereof. Thisoutwardly extending portion forms the hook 15. The point 14 is formed onthe arc edge 19 of the plate 16, and is oiset yfrom the center of theplate 16 so that it is positioned on the longitudinal center line of theblade 12.

The brackets 17 and 18 which serve to mount the plate 16 on the bladel11'are substantially thin as shown in Figure 4, and are rigidly securedto the plate 16 at each side by spot welds 22. It will be understood, ofcourse, that other means of alixing the brackets 17 and 18 to the plate16 may be used, as for example, rivets, etc., without departing from theinvention. The brackets '17 and 18 are secured to the paddle blade 12 byrivets 23, or by any other suitable means such as screws or the like,and hold the plate 16 rigidly in place at the end of blade 12.

As illustrated in the drawings, the attachment 13 lies Wholly within theplane of the paddle blade 12, and thus does not interfere with Iuse ofthe paddle as such when it is needed. The device is small, and may beconstructed of light material so that it does not materially affect theweight or balance of the paddle. Yet, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, itconverts the paddle 10 into an eiective pike pole that may be used tograsp or fend off objects. The transversely extending sharp protrudingedge i15 forms an efficient hook that may be used as shown in Figure lto draw a boat A into a dock B or to draw other objects to the boat. Thepoint 14 provides means for gripping objects which are to be fended off,such as the log C shown in Figure 2.

In Figure 5, I have shown a slightly modied form of the inventionwherein the point means on the arc edge 20 of the plate 16 are formed asa plurality of small teeth or serrations 24. With this construction, theuser is assured of obtaining a suthcient grip on the object he iscontacting even though he may strike ott center.

In Figure 5, I have also shown the brackets 17 and 18' shaped somewhatdifferently than in the main form of the invention. It will beunderstood, of course, that the shaping of the lbrackets has noparticular signicance.

In Figures 6 and 7, I have shown a further modication of the inventionwherein the attachment 13" is cast 'as one piece, and shaped to bereceived on the paddle blade 12 Without the necessity of sawing the tipoi the blade. The attachment 13 is formed so that it does not cover thewhole of the blade end, but terminates immediately to the left of thepoint 14". The hook 15" is the same as in the other -forms of theinvention, and as in the other forms, the attachment is secured on theblade 12 by rivets 23.

While I have shown but three forms ofthe invention in the drawings, I donot intend to limit my invention to the precise constructionillustrated. It is obvious that the several construction featuresillustrated may be combined in other ways. For example, the attachingbrackets of the devices shown in Figures 3 and 5, may be cast integralwith the plates 16 and 16 as shown in Figure 6. Also the devices shownin Figures 2, 3 and 6 may be provided with the serrated point means 24shown in Figure 5. In each case, the pike and hook attachment providespoint n Y .2,939,418 i Y means and hook rneans at the tip of the paddleblade,

converting the paddle into an efficient pike pole without affecting itsutility as a paddle.

It is believed that the nature and advantages of my iuvention appearclearly from the foregoing.

Having thus described rny invention, I claim:

1. A pike and hook attachment for the at blade of a paddle comprising aat plate juxtaposed to the end of the blade and lying in the plane ofthe blade thereby forming an extension of said paddle blade, said platebeing shaped substantially `as a segment of a circle and having an edgesubstantially conforming to the end edge of the blade and a curved arcedge, said edges intersecting at one corner to form a point, said platebeing otset laterally from the blade whereby to project said pointlaterally beyond the side edge of the blade to form a hook, said platehaving point means on the a-rc edge thereof projecting awayfro'rn the"blade, and Hat bracket means on the V.plate supporting the plate on theblade.

2. The invention dened in claim 1 wherein the point means comprises aV-shaped projection extending axially Referenees Cited in the file ofthis patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 103,007 Bibber I. M-ay 17, 1870806,019 Sullivan Nov. 28, 1905 2,477,410 Johnson July 26, 1949 2,702,910Ake Mar. 1, 1955

